Lak Ananth

World class venture investor, technology strategist, dealmaker, and executive. Managing Partner @Next47

[Lak Ananth @lananth]

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[N47 @N47capital]

🤔 Are you a founder prepping for your Series A?

@lananth & @wtswill continue their Seed to Series A playbook by sharing advice for #founders building investor relationships.

Learn how to best approach investor relationships here 👉 https://t.co/wiKGxfsljv

[Lak Ananth @lananth]

Do you need to make your first finance hire? Prioritize someone who aligns with your business, takes initiative, and accelerates growth.
@wtswill and I cover what founders need to consider before bringing on a finance hire in our latest post.
Read it here: https://t.co/CkUYWjMWvF

[Lak Ananth @lananth]

Are you a venture-backed founder contemplating making an acquisition? Contrary to popular belief—that may not be the best path forward.
Read more at https://t.co/MyG6gPF94G

[N47 @N47capital]

Is it time to put together your first board?🤝 In the first of a two-part series, @lananth and @wtswill share their advice for founders structuring their first boards.

Read more here👉 https://t.co/AF0SC0rwde

#boardofdirectors #startupfounder #earlystagestartups

[Verkada @VerkadaHQ]

“Our mission of protecting people, property & privacy unifies us. Whether you’re a customer or a partner, every time you implement a Verkada product, you’re doing the mission-critical work to keep your organizations and customers safe. Everyone deserves to feel safe.” #VerkadaOne

[Lak Ananth @lananth]

Congrats @djsampath and @armorblox team. Glad that you chose to partner with @next47, all the best at @Cisco

[Cisco Security @CiscoSecure]

We look forward to welcoming the @armorblox team! 😊 https://t.co/mFUPEfuyXU

[N47 @N47capital]

🎉Congratulations to the Pando team on today's $30M Series B funding. We're thrilled to continue partnering with you!

@lananth and @coltondempsey share their insights into Pando's unique opportunity to pioneer the future of logistics. Check it out👇
https://t.co/wkjezFVYCh

[N47 @N47capital]

Making your first sales hire? 📈

@lananth and @wtswill share some ways to avoid the mistakes founders often make as they scale in the early stage👇

https://t.co/Rl6yEXW0C2

#sales #startupfounder #earlystagestartups

[N47 @N47capital]

Trying to figure out what's next in your enterprise startup's journey? Enter the Enterprise Founders Playbook: Seed to Series A 🎯

First up, @lananth and @wtswill tackle the importance of an early operating plan and how to build one that works for you.

https://t.co/555DnP9EOo

[Gokul Rajaram @gokulr]

1. I have been trying to find the best "first question" to ask a startup when I meet with them. After many iterations, I think I have it. Here it is, and here's why it works.

[Bill Gurley @bgurley]

Skills we are looking for in these individuals:
1. Strategic thinker
2. Positioning/storyteller
3. Multi-audience thinker (not just media)
4. Social media skills
5. Data-driven + creative
6. Hustle to makes things happen
7. Persistence
8. Previous agency experience not required.

[Lak Ananth @lananth]

Anticipate Failure audiobook is now available on Audible and through Amazon.

https://t.co/9CJGxmBwzv

[Lak Ananth @lananth]

@Wharton book authors were spotlighted in the School’s magazine this quarter. Spoiler alert: yes, one of them is Anticipate Failure, which also is coming soon to Audible.
https://t.co/lIQOFNlNU2
https://t.co/UAdzm3Xpwh

[Lak Ananth @lananth]

Pleased to share that copies of Anticipate Failure are available in the UK. I wrote the book with founders in mind, knowing the variety of decisions and risks they will face. @next47 has been there many times, and we are always there for our founders. https://t.co/7m1euEUCuw

[Verkada @VerkadaHQ]

See @asmagglobal's interview with our CEO Filip Kaliszan who shares how Verkada helps organizations protect people and assets by delivering a centralized security platform that's easy to use, effortless to maintain, and scales limitlessly across sites.

https://t.co/yI1OAh0fI9

[Lak Ananth @lananth]

Recently joined author and advisor on leadership and organizational performance, @Chris__Roebuck, for a discussion on shared patters of failure in innovation. #anticipatefailure, #founders, #Leadership https://t.co/7JTy0nWYRc

[Lak Ananth @lananth]

Congrats Mortiz, Gabriel and the Alaiko team for choosing Next47 to be their partner as they build Europe’s premier e-commerce fulfilment business https://t.co/giVbhryknG

[Lak Ananth @lananth]

@FastCompany writer @Judith_Humphrey shares some of the advice in my book, Anticipate Failure. https://t.co/SJPmrl7KSp